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Jun 27, 2013 at 3:15 AM

CHURCH EVENTS

SANFORD — HOPEFEST, a presentation by God’s House on the Hill, is coming to the Springvale Park off Oak Street on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the family event will feature puppet shows, live music, face-painting, free food, music and prizes. Also, members of the Teen Challenge Choir will attend and will offer testimonies of their spiritual rebirth.

DINING

SANFORD — Crossroads United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Grammar Road and Route 202, will serve a bean supper on Saturday, June 29, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. On the menu will be homemade beans, coleslaw, American chop suey, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, ham, rolls and brown bread, dessert and beverages. Adults can eat for $7; children ages 5 through 12 can eat for $3; and children under the age of 5 can eat for free.

ACTON — The Acton-Shapleigh Lions Club serves all-you-can-eat pancake breakfasts at the Acton Town Hall on the H Road on the first Saturday of every month from 8 to 10 a.m. The next breakfast will be served on Saturday, July 6. Plain or blueberry pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, beans, toast and beverages are on the menu for only $4 per person. Proceeds will benefit the club’s charity fund. Donations of easy-to-prepare, nonperishable food items for the local schools’ backpack program are gratefully accepted. For more information, call Joan at 636-2615.

ALFRED — Mama Mia’s Pasta & Pizza Dinners are being served again at York County Shelter Programs’ Dining Commons on Shaker Hill Road on Fridays, from 5 to 7 p.m. The menu includes meat, veggie and clam sauces on pasta, with pizza, salad, Italian bread, pies and beverages. Adults can eat for $8; children ages 3 through 11, for $4; and children age two and younger, for free. The Bakery at Notre Dame, open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., will be open until 7 p.m. on Fridays during the “Mama Mia” season. For more information, call 324-8811.

SANFORD — Curtis Lake Church at 38 Westview Drive serves free community meals every Monday at 5:30 p.m. A church service follows the meal at 6:15 p.m. For more information, call 324-0652.

EVENTS

SANFORD — The Old Timers’ Shop, a nonprofit agency for senior crafters at 917 Main Street, will celebrate its 45th birthday on Friday and Saturday, July 19 and 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a silent auction, light refreshments, sale items and more.

HEALTH

SANFORD — Janine Robichaud, a certified yoga coach and instructor, is openly inviting cancer patients and their caregivers to her 8-week session of Hatha Yoga. The healing-inspired yoga classes is now under way and will be held each Thursday from 2 to 3 p.m. and will continue until July 25. Robichaud will help patients and caregivers navigate the challenges they are faced with each day by deep breath work and tension release techniques. Pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, please contact Robichaud directly at (207) 251-9577.

HISTORY

WATERBORO — Frank Wood, of DeWolfe & Wood in Alfred, will entertain and appraise antiques brought to the Thursday, July 11, meeting of the Waterborough Historical Society. The public is invited to the 7 p.m. meeting at the Grange Hall at 31 West Road in South Waterboro. Refreshments will be served. There is a limit of one item per person. For details, call Jim Carll at 247-5878.

SANFORD — On Saturday, July 20, the Sanford Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host a community event, “A Step Back in Time,” at Gowen Park on Main Street from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will be a tribute to the country’s pioneering history and will feature a replication of a Colonial American village. There will be exhibits and demonstrations related to cheese-making, candle-making, soap-making, Dutch oven cooking, beekeeping, bread-making, spinning, record-keeping, and livestock. There also will be crafts and games for children.

WATERBORO — The 1850 Taylor/Frey/Leavitt House Museum, located at 6 Old Alfred Road at the intersection with Sokokis Trail in Waterboro Center, is an unspoiled dwelling with many original features. It will be open to the public, free of charge, with donations appreciated, each Saturday morning, from 9 a.m. to noon, now through Sept. 28. The museum complex includes the period-furnished, one-room 1817 Deering Schoolhouse and a blacksmith shop. The barn and ell of the house contain antique cobbler, optician, and barber shops. Concurrently, the Maine Farmers and Artisans Market will be held on museum grounds. These ongoing events are sponsored by the Waterborough Historical Society. For more information, call Jim Carll at 247-5878. A community yard sale will be held on the grounds of the museum every Saturday at 9 a.m. through September. This sale is sponsored by the Waterborough Historical Society. Table space is available for $10 per week. For more information, call Dianne at 247-5926.

SPRINGVALE — A new exhibit, “Family Cemeteries of Sanford and Springvale,” is currently on display at the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum at 505 Main Street. The exhibit features photographs and information regarding the more than 100 family burying grounds located in Sanford and Springvale. They date back as far as the eighteenth century and offer a unique look at Sanford’s past.

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